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[Oh. Oh God.]

We'll see. When and where?

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..Right now? I'll come pick you up.

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[WAIT WHAT

NOW?!]

Let me finish my paperwork then.

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OK I'm on my way! I'll help if I get there too early!

[ But he doesn't want to be alone right now so he's coming without permission. If he's doing paperwork, he's definitely at the restaurant, right? ]

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[He absolutely is, and he is absolutely trying to finish before Taichi arrives to try and help.

He mostly manages it! He's signing off on someone's PTO when Taichi is shown back to the office.

(What's impressive is that Taichi is shown back to the office. Literally no one else ever is.)]

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[ When he comes in, he thanks the person who sees him in, then tries to quietly sneak up on Azul (despite that he probably heard him thanking) and gently slap his shoulders with a refreshing healing spell to help him feel less worn down by the day!! ]

I'm here!

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[Azul did in fact hear him, but he wasn't expecting to be touched so when Taichi slaps his hands down on his shoulders...

Well. That sure was a screech.]

Taichi!

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[ Taichi also screams, because Azul screamed and scared him!? ]

What?!

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Why did you do that?!

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Huh? It was a healing spell! Don't you feel refreshed and awake?

[ Taichi only knows how to do contact-based healing. ]

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I--

[A pause as Azul takes stock of his everything. Yeah okay he does feel better but!]

I don't like being touched without warning by most people.

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Oh. Sorry. Heh, I can only heal through contact. I'll be sure to say something first next time!

[ At least he's a trainable dog-- ]

Are you ready? Do you need me to do something?

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[Taichi please.]

Just...let me up, and if you would get my hat from the stand over there.

[Let him feel useful? Azul guesses? Might as well? The fuck is going on again?]

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Got it!

[ Except Taichi's going to go get the hat and try it on. It's so cool, he couldn't help it. By the time he comes back over, he's grinning. He'll give it back in a sec. ]

How do I look?

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[Why does everyone like wearing his hat!]

I don't think Octavinelle grey suits you.

[Yeah it's just a ribbon, but Taichi your hair.]

Maybe a different color, though.

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Eh? Maybe not in this outfit.. I look good in gray if I have accent fabrics and color splashes. I may not be a fashion designer or anything, but back home I was the assistant for our costumer Yuki-chan and Hikaru... [ His throat closes up for a brief second before he just tries to move on and forces himself to smile through it. ]

I've picked up enough to know how to work any color, you know?

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[It's...weird, really, being faced with this? Azul's helped people get the person they like, sure, but he's never had to deal with someone so clearly in love with another person and that other person not being here or otherwise not with them. He deals with teenagers! He'll be one of the first to admit that he doesn't expect anything deep from other teenagers! Seeing Taichi like this at just Hikaru's name...

Hm. He'll have to deal with this later.]

I believe you, but absolutely not with that outfit. Or that size hat.

[That is his hat!]

Though now that I'm looking at it not in the mirror, I'll need a new one made soon...lovely.

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Can I take a shot at it? It's usually the smaller stuff Yuki-chan assigned me to do anyway.

[ Granted, he's never made that kind of hat before but... Well, Taichi is nothing if not the kind of person who works hard until he gets it right. Especially when he wants to focus on something he can do something about.

Either way, he takes it off, gives it a good look, then goes over to put it stop Azul's head instead. ]

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[The hat is crooked. Azul will just let that be for now.]

Why not. You did--still do?--theater, right?

[And Azul knows nothing of how to make hats so if Taichi says he can do it, he's inclined to let him try. It'll be cheaper anyway.]

Well, lead on. You know where this karaoke place you want to go to is, after all.

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Yeah! I'm an actor, and one day I'm going to be super popular! I can't give up on that, since it's my dream.

[ Taichi only really heads out of the building, picking up a rolled up carpet that he left near the host station. It was Hikaru and Kaoru's from the fairy queen, but with them both gone, Taichi figures it will go to waste if he doesn't. ]

Do you want to be in the front or the back?

[ No real explanation. There's a reason Izumi calls him "Hurricane Taichi" sometimes. Hope Azul enjoys magic carpet rides. ]

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[Suddenly getting flashbacks to Kalim...he's doomed.]

The back. I apologize now if I grab on to you, I am afraid of heights.

[More or less, anyway.]

You can't fall in the ocean, after all.

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Eh? [ He hadn't thought about that... He doesn't think much of new experiences and he loves roller coasters himself, but... ]

We can walk, it'll just take longer! Sorry, I didn't know!

[ ...Taichi cares about his friends more than anything. If Azul is actually afraid he's not gonna make him. He seeks fun not terror. ]

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[In response, Azul just. Gets on the carpet.]

It'll be fine, carpets are better than brooms at least. I just wanted to warn you so you don't do anything that might end in me falling off.

[NO LOOPS]

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If you're sure! I'll go at a leisurely pace!

[ So he won't do any roller coaster moves. ;-; His favorite. But that's ok!! He wants Azul to have fun. ]

Hold on tight though, there aren't any seatbelts! [ Taichi gets on too and tells the carpet where to go and to go slow!! He's not really sure how it works so he just talks to it and assumes that's legit. The carpet seems to listen, though. ]

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[Thank you, Taichi. It's actually a pleasant enough trip, for once. Much better than the damn brooms, that's for sure.]

Are we going to Ren's establishment?